Best Linear games on PC
Games built around a mostly fixed path or sequence of events, with progression focused on moving forward rather than freely exploring or choosing routes. They commonly use this structure for directed action or storytelling.
- Mostly fixed progression
- Limited route or sequence choices
- Directed action or storytelling
Related: Singleplayer, Story Rich, Action
2,392 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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The Queen's Gondola
First-person anomaly spotting aboard a fantasy airship caught in a loop
96% positive
Free
Mushroom Quest
Block-pushing puzzle game about a mushroom escaping an ancient dungeon
82% positive
68 reviews
JUMPGRID
Fast-paced arcade action where you teleport past shifting obstacle patterns
94% positive
68 reviews
Fear Protocol: Codename Omega Starring Agent Jack Banger
A top-down survival shooter mixing monster fights with puzzles
78% positive
Free
ZADETTE
Side-scrolling action platformer with an oversized hero and deadly jumps
94% positive
68 reviews
Way Back Witness
Party-based RPG with recruitable companions and unrestricted equipment combinations
97% positive
68 reviews
Heck Deck
Bullet hell card combat where new cards cost health
91% positive
68 reviews
Mrs.Cat In Mars
A precision platformer with a cat and hidden Martian hazards
97% positive
68 reviews
Into the Dangerous World I Leapt
First-person puzzle adventure built around switching between two worlds
81% positive
Free
Astro Pig
A space puzzle platformer about navigating tiny planets
100% positive
68 reviews
Demo Bat to Bed
Precision platforming where a bat turns around by hitting walls
82% positive
68 reviews
Schneider’s Curse
First-person horror about investigating a cursed estate over several nights
57% positive
Free
Backrooms - 2005
A Backrooms walking simulator with a camcorder-style view
82% positive
68 reviews
Lilac 0
A vertical bullet hell shooter with a bullet-clearing dash
91% positive
68 reviews
XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense
Sci-fi tower defense with branching upgrades and active support abilities
79% positive
68 reviews
Obscula
First-person psychological horror with puzzles in a decaying house
35% positive
Free
The Puppy
First-person horror about babysitting while a protective dog hunts you
74% positive
68 reviews
Detective Bloodphobia
A visual novel about a detective who faints upon seeing blood
100% positive
68 reviews
Wizard Pool
Arcade pool with exploding, teleporting balls and other magical effects
85% positive
68 reviews
Unwilling Host
First-person horror walking simulator with VHS-style visuals and anomalies
91% positive
68 reviews
The Inner Darkness
A puzzle platformer where switching dimensions changes your route forward
72% positive
67 reviews
Night Lights
A side-scrolling puzzle platformer where light reveals new paths
81% positive
67 reviews
The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰
A mystery-horror adventure mixing puzzle solving with visual-novel choices
81% positive
67 reviews
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One Gun Guy
Side-scrolling action platformer built around a single giant level
70% positive
67 reviews